Tech firms are notoriously petty – and never more so than when one of their rivals has something big going down. There’s always a way to steal the thunder, but that doesn’t mean you should. Here are five playground tactics that made us think less of our tech overlords: 1. Nokia dressed up as astronauts at Samsung’s Terminal 5 takeover You could not make this stuff up. Samsung sponsored Heathrow’s
Introduction and design Acer isn’t a newbie to the low end of the Android tablet market, having slowly carved itselves a niche as one of the better-known brands among a host of budget competitors. While early attempts at tablets bearing the Iconia label were relatively uninteresting, the latest addition to the range – the Acer Iconia One 7 – looks (at least on the surface) like it might be a
Introduction, design and display The Huawei P8 is the Chinese firm’s latest foray into the flagship market, and it’s arguably its best handset to date after the comparably sedate Ascend P6 and Ascend P7 of the past couple of years. The “Ascend” name has been dropped in favour of the cleaner Huawei P8 moniker, which tidies up its previously messy naming regime. In terms of price you’re looking at €499
How it works and user compatibility If you peel back the layers of the Apple Watch, tossing its premium look and features like the Force Touch screen and the Digital Crown to the side, you’ll eventually be left with one piece of tech that’s par for the course in most of today’s smartwatches: a heart rate sensor. Not to be outdone by the Microsoft Band, Basis Peak and other competition
Thanks to the magic of worldwide time zones, Apple Watch users in Australia have had the new wearable on their wrists well before the rest of us. Rather than an unboxing, Australian site FoneFox posted a detailed water test instead. First of all: under no circumstances try this yourself. Officially, the Apple Watch is only “splash and water resistant”, which means it’s fine in the rain or the shower but
10 best compact cameras of 2015 Compact cameras come in so many different types and sizes that it’s hard to choose the right one, or even know where to start. A ‘compact’ camera, to most people, is one you can slip into a pocket, though technically it’s any digital camera with a non-removable lens – so that includes DSLR-style superzoom ‘bridge’ cameras and high-powered expert cameras for enthusiasts. There are
A lengthy conference aiming to lay down rules on what role lethal autonomous weapons systems can play in future warfare has failed to come to an agreement. The week-long meeting in Geneva aimed to agree key definitions that would be necessary to word a protocol to restrict the use of so-called ‘killer robots’. While the discussion was deeper than previous attempts to draw up regulations, there was no agreement between
I spent yesterday evening at showing of the V&A Museum’s latest exhibition entitled All of This Beings to You – and there is one highlight I’d recommend any technology fan checks out. The V&A is now the home of the laptop Edward Snowden used to give leaked materials over to The Guardian newspaper. That exact MacBook Air is now on display in all its damaged glory after The Guardian journalists
By Teppei Kasai TOKYO (Reuters) – A small group of Japanese tech-addicts lined up in Tokyo to become the first consumers to buy the Apple Watch from selected stores on Friday, but there was no sign of the frenzy that usually accompanies Apple Inc product rollouts. They include The Corner in Berlin, Colette in Paris, Maxfield in Los Angeles and Dover Street Market in Tokyo and London – which Apple
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd teased the market with hints of a new version of its Gear smartwatch on Friday, the same day that rival Apple Inc’s long-awaited wearable devices went on sale. The South Korean tech giant’s official blog post showed images of smartwatch with a round face – which would be a first for Samsung – and naming several partners, including Baidu Inc, Yelp Inc and CNN. Samsung also
